Driving for Work Policy Updates

Ensure you have an up to date Driving for Work Policy in place.

Check that you have covered any of the updates below that are relevant to your organisation in the wording of your policies.

The next step is to share any changes to your policies with your drivers.

2025 Updates

DVSA earned recognition: vehicle operator standards

6th May 2025

Updated training course requirements of TfL Contractual Requirements audit standards.

This update includes the standards that vehicle operators need to meet to join the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.

These documents are for vehicle operators and DVSA earned recognition auditors. The documents show:

  • the standards you need to meet
  • how you’ll be assessed
  • the evidence you’ll need

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales.

Read the full update here.

Guide to Maintaining Road Worthiness

28th April 2025

Updated to the latest version of the guide to maintaining roadworthiness.

Updates include:

section 1.1. Best practice, added information on legal duties for operators to the section on maintaining compliance.

section 3. Daily walkaround checks, added information on additional checks for vehicles used in arduous conditions.

section 5. Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), added information on scheme objectives.

section 5.3. Braking performance assessment, clarified requirements – section 5.4. EBPMS parking brake assessment, updated guidance in this section.

Read the full update here.